Sheila Peltzer's grandchildren got caught up in the process
by which family courts award custody of children to one or another parent after
a separation or divorce. And Peltzer clearly believes that the law did not do
right by these children – or most other children.

Her experience led her to organize what has become
KN2P, or Kids Need 2 Parents, an
advocacy group working to reform state legislation. In her Forum presentation
she said she had been advocating for change for four years. Her frustration at the slow
pace of reform is evident in the video clips below, particularly during the
question and answer session that followed her introductory comments.

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These excerpts
from Jenks Morton's video, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, were shown at this
point.

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After the video, Peltzer passed out two sheets:
one was a list of 19 statistics or conclusions
from research studies on how the current custody law system affects children;
the other put on paper some of the statistics
used in the Jenks Morton video.
Then it was on to the Q&A, reported below in two parts: